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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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In September 2010, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development will begin providing three-month computer office software training courses to orphans and other vulnerable youth in the Tuzla Canton of Bosnia. Trainees will also receive education in important life skills and character-building combined with awareness of the danger of slipping into crimes (drugs, prostitution, theft, etc.). Topics under character-building will include the value of work versus waiting for handouts from others, respect for self and others, confidence, the value of helping others, honesty and integrity. The orphans will also be provided with a nutritious meal/snack during each class. This project is being done in cooperation with local orphanages and municipalities.
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Since 2007, Mercy-USA has been operating an Agriculture Education Center (AEC) in the Brcko District of Bosnia. This AEC is being carried out in cooperation with Brcko district authorities, who donated approximately one acre of farmland, and the Agriculture Institute of Sarajevo, which is providing technical assistance.
The AEC project, funded by a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant and the generous support of M-USA’s private donors, includes a 10,900 square-foot greenhouse and serves as a theoretical and practical training center for farmers in and around the Brcko District and students from the local agriculture school.
The AEC also distributes a portion of the seedlings grown in the greenhouse to vulnerable families. In 2009, Mercy-USA's AEC distributed over 18,200 tomato, cucumber, eggplant and mellon seedlings to 795 internally displaced families (about 2,650 persons) living in the greater Tuzla area. The vegetables and fruit produced from the seedlings helped these vulnerable families to feed themselves.
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Since 1998, Mercy-USA has been providing training to individuals in the leading basic office software. This project is increasing the office/clerical and computer skills of trainees and thus their employability. As of December 2009, over 1,500 persons have graduated from this program. Currently, about forty students are enrolled in this training program.
- In 2004, Mercy-USA initiated a series of two-month long intensive English language courses in SrebrenikMunicipality in northeastern Bosnia. As of December 2009, over 650 persons have successfully completed these courses. Currently, about forty students are enrolled in this training program.
- In 2007, Mercy-USA began offering graduates of our computer and English courses training in job search skills. They are instructed on proper techniques for developing a resume, how to find job openings and interview skills.
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